AL/12 miles/4000 ft - Saturday 16th September 2006

Normal service was resumed for this year's Three Shires Race. 265 runners turned up to our usual wall-to-wall sunshine; sadly absent for the last two years. A little bit warm for race winner Nick Sharp, who would surely have broken two hours under cooler conditions. Runner up Alastair Dunn from Helm Hill provoked the question :- 'Which is the top club in Kendal?' and Helene Diamantides turned in a vintage performance in 13th place overall, so winning the Lakeland Classics Trophy - not bad for a vet!

Lower down the field the two local pub landlords, Ian Stephenson from the Shires itself, and Neil Walmsley of the Old Dungeon Ghyll, fought out a ding dong battle until Ian called time on his Langdale rival. Ian, who invented this race back in 1983, was to have presented the prizes, but was better employed pulling large quantities of pints for the thirsty queue.

The race went smoothly thanks to the excellent team of marshalls and helpers - almost 20 of whom are needed each year. So the message from me is - if you've raced all summer without helping out at an event then think on! Ring your local race organiser RIGHT NOW and offer your services for next year - in fact ring any race organiser you like!

And one final message. In spite of the sunshine we had to start looking for one runner who was in fact safe and sound. If you retire from a race please make sure that as well as reporting to the nearest marshall you also report at the finish - without going through the funnel!

See you all next year!

Selwyn

ADDITIONAL REPORT & PHOTOS HERE
 

Three Shires Race       2006  Results
1	Nick Sharp	Ambleside		2.03.00
2	Alastair Dunn	Helm Hill		2.05.59
3	Paul Thompson	Clayton		2.07.39
4	Mark Roberts	Borrowdale	M40	2.10.06
5	Ben Abdelnoor	Ambleside		2.11.52
6	Dan Duxbury	Ambleside		2.13.23
7	Alan Ward	Dark Peak	M40	2.14.21
8	Paul Cornforth	Borrowdale	M40	2.15.17
9	Daniel Headifen	Darwen		2.15.20
10	Dave Nuttall	Clayton	M40	2.16.07
11	Hector Haines	Ilkley		2.17.01
12	Mark France	Darwen	M40	2.19.03
13	Helene Diamantides	Carnethy	W40	2.20.26
14	Willie Bell	C.F.R	M50	2.20.47
15	John Murfin	Settle		2.21.26
16	Brian Walton	Horwich	M50	2.21.43
17	Steve Birkinshaw	NFR		2.22.12
18	Mark Chippendale	Bowland		2.22.28
19	Richard Greenwood	Calder V.	M40	2.22.45
20	Chris Lumb	Kendal	M50	2.23.13
21	Allan Miller	Kendal	M40	2.24.06
22	Peter Haines	Ilkley	M50	2.25.05
23	Jim Ryder	Ilkley	M40	2.25.05
24	Steve Long	Tring	M40	2.25.13
25	Ian Weetman	U/A	M40	2.25.28
26	Phil Whiting	Kendal	M40	2.25.49
27	Mark Nutter	Clayton	M40	2.26.33
28	Alex Pilkington	Settle		2.26.36
29	David Armstrong	NFR	M40	2.26.46
30	Matt Beresford	Kendal		2.27.03
31	Andy Brown	Clayton		2.28.24
32	Steve Turland	Ilkley		2.28.32
33	Tim Edwards	Clayton	M40	2.28.39
34	John Armistead	Otley AC	M40	2.29.02
35	Gary Thorpe	Ambleside	M40	2.29.40
36	Dave Sykes	U/A		2.30.03
37	Johnny Moore	Stainland		2.30.13
38	Malcolm Christie	Chorley	M40	2.30.31
39	Mike Robinson	Dark Peak		2.30.43
40	Richard Mellon	Bowland		2.31.24
41	Matthew Hulley	Dark Peak		2.31.30
42	Mike Vogler	Ambleside		2.31.40
43	Lawrence Basham	Ilkley		2.32.22
44	Richard Allen	C.V.F.R	M40	2.32.30
45	Jo Waites	Calder V	W	2.32.49
46	Paul Tuson	Helm Hill	M40	2.33.42
47	Alan Alty	Chorley	M40	2.33.47
48	Dave Wilby	Ilkley		2.33.59
49	Pete Booth	Clayton	M50	2.34.06
50	Robert Hamilton	Ilkley	M50	2.34.18
51	Chris Taylor	Mercia	M50	2.34.22
52	Brian Horrocks	Clayton	M40	2.34.50
53	Philip Pearson	Saltwell Harr.	M40	2.35.15
54	Lewis Grundy	NFR		2.35.28
55	Micheal Green	Lospock AC	M40	2.35.35
56	Robert Green	Horich RMI	M40	2.36.14
57	Steve Hicks	Borrowdale	M40	2.36.33
58	Micheal Walsh	Kendal	M50	2.37.15
59	Julian Donnelly	Darwen	M40	2.37.41
60	S. Halliday	Clayton		2.37.52
61	Mick Stenton	Dark Peak	M40	2.38.10
62	Ryan Edwards	D.P.F.R		2.38.40
63	Mark Willis	N.V Mac		2.38.49
64	Adam Jackson	Dark Peak		2.39.12
65	Kevin Gooch	Ilkley	M50	2.39.19
66	Matt Foxwell	Kendal		2.39.29
67	David Wilson	Bowland	M40	2.39.41
68	Gordon Thompson	Preston	M40	2.40.00
69	Phil Hodgson	Y. Morden	M50	2.40.37
70	Jeff Windess	Calder V	M50	2.41.13
71	Richard Bellaries	Clayton	M50	2.41.14
72	Peter Walkington	Horwich	M60	2.41.36
73	Leigh Warburton	Bowland	M40	2.41.43
74	John Nuttall	Clayton	M60	2.42.02
75	Robert Pritchard	Sky Rac	M50	2.42.04
76	Graham Arthur	U/A	M50	2.42.06
77	Micheal McLoughlin	Preston	M50	2.42.10
78	Jo Grove	CFR	M40	2.42.15
79	Andy Quickfall	Newburgh	M40	2.42.20
80	Paul Biddulph	Stainland Lions		2.42.22
81	Jon Underwood	Calder V		2.42.36
82	Karen Nash	Preston	W40	2.42.50
83	John Osbourne	Settle	M40	2.43.21
84	John Duff	Northumberland F.R		2.44.22
85	Peter Ward	Helm Hill		2.44.31
86	John Rusius	Clayton	M50	2.45.03
87	Eddie Winslow	Ilkley		2.45.24
88	Mick Cottam	U/A	M40	2.45.34
89	John Donnelly	Westerlands	M40	2.45.52
90	Jon Sharples	Clayton	M50	2.46.11
91	Andrew Graham	C.F.R.		2.46.33
92	Garry Beardwood	Helm Hill		2.46.35
93	Alison Weston	Ilkley	W40	2.46.37
94	Ian Cowie	Mercia	M50	2.47.09
95	Sarah Haines	Ilkley	W40	2.47.12
96	Andrew Hinde	Settle	M40	2.47.18
97	John Goodwin	N.U.M.A.C.	M40	2.47.27
98	William Houghton	Bowland		2.47.40
99	Phil James	Northumberland FR		2.47.43
100	Philip Devine	U/A	M40	2.48.19
101	David Steel	N.F.R.	M40	2.48.22
102	Jo Taylor	Bowland	W40	2.48.56
103	Ian Stephenson	Ambleside	M40	2.49.03
104	Sue Clough	Ambleside	W40	2.49.14
105	Dennis Lucas	Rochdale	M60	2.49.25
106	Ashley Nixon	Preston	M40	2.49.40
107	Paul Simpson	Kendal	M40	2.49.46
108	Brian Kennedy	Settle	M40	2.50.07
109	Peter Tayler	U/A	M40	2.50.13
110	Andrew Firth	Clayton	M40	2.50.22
111	Mark Pollitt	Burnden Rd R	M40	2.50.30
112	Steve Monaghan	A. Ratti	M40	2.50.32
113	Huw Price	FRA	M40	2.50.34
114	Martin Farrar	Sky Rac	M40	2.50.53
115	Steve Bamber	Preston	M40	2.50.56
116	David Horrocks	Clayton	M40	2.50.58
117	Micheal Howard	Rafcliffe AC	M40	2.51.00
118	Christine Preston	U/A	W40	2.51.09
119	John Parminter	B.C.R	M40	2.51.39
120	Ian Hutchinson	Bowland	M40	2.51.56
121	Mike Hind	Borrowdale	M50	2.52.12
122	Tony Tombs	U/A	M50	2.52.20
123	Ken Dacre	Kendal	M50	2.52.30
124	Paul Hainsworth	Northumberland F.R	M40	2.52.38
125	Stephen Cox	Bowland		2.52.52
126	Mark Walsh	Valley Striders		2.53.19
127	Andrew Hirst	Darwen	M40	2.53.23
128	David Nield	Clayton	M40	2.53.25
129	Simon Oxley	Settle	M40	2.53.40
130	Tim Raffle	U/A	M40	2.53.45
131	Aidan Smith	Otley		2.53.58
132	Caroline Pollard	NYMAC	W40	2.55.13
133	Matt Grove	U/A	M40	2.55.15
134	William Helliwell	U/A	M50	2.56.29
135	Liz Cowell	U/A	W40	2.56.57
136	Mark Hazell	Skye & Lochalsh	M40	2.57.01
137	Geoff Davis	N.F.R.	M40	2.57.03
138	Chris Lloyd	Newburgh Nomads	M40	2.57.29
139	R Lecky-Thompson	Ambleside	M40	2.57.41
140	Alan Kenny	Achille Ratti	M50	2.58.18
141	Andy Dalton	Skelmersdale	M40	2.58.20
142	Peter Brady	Clayton	M40	2.58.43
143	Pat McIver	Hoad Hill	M40	2.58.46
144	Richard Leonard	Todmorden	M40	2.58.57
145	Rigby Jerram	Kendal	M40	2.59.17
146	Simon Smart	U/A	M40	2.59.28
147	Alison Richards	Todmorden	W	3.00.10
148	Jo Foster	Ilkley	W	3.00.20
149	Dave Stephenson	Bingley	M40	3.00.22
150	Tony Peacock	Clayton	M60	3.00.30
151	Adrian Hope	Lostock		3.00.46
152	Derek Fuller	U/A		3.01.44
153	Russell Cannon	Helm Hill	M40	3.01.48
154	Mark Graham	C.F.R.	M40	3.01.54
155	Will Garner	Preston	M40	3.02.01
156	Darren Sugden	Stainland Lions		3.02.58
157	Jim Evans	Ambleside		3.03.16
158	Kate Boobyer	Pudsey & Bramley	W	3.03.39
159	Les Orr	Bowland	M40	3.04.01
160	Katy Thompson	Clayton	W50	3.04.37
161	David Appleyard	Helm Hill	M40	3.05.32
162	David Gill	Denby Dale	M40	3.05.54
163	David Aspden	Dallam		3.06.01
164	Malcolm Coles	Skyrac	M60	3.06.29
165	Jeremy Wilkinson	Calder Valley	W40	3.06.39
166	Cath Worth	NYMAC	W40	3.07.20
167	Nigel Dewhurst	Clayton	M40	3.07.46
168	Brian Jackson	Clayton	M50	3.07.55
169	Ian Barnes	Ambleside		3.08.00
170	John Thompson	Skelmersdale		3.08.02
171	Dave Till	Helm Hill	M40	3.08.15
172	Jane Grundy	N.F.R.	W40	3.08.43
173	Bob Berzins	Dark Peak	M40	3.08.47
174	Richard Falls	Fellandale	M40	3.09.05
175	Karl Fursey	Black Combe		3.09.35
176	John Shedwick			3.10.03
177	James Goffe	Black Combe	M40	3.10.18
178	Eddie Dealtry	Ochil Hill Runners	M50	3.10.55
179	Debbie Thompson	Keswick	W50	3.11.52
180	Tim Murray	Helm Hill	M40	3.11.41
181	Adrian Dixon	Harrogate	M50	3.11.48
182	Jenny Wyles	Chorley	W40	3.11.59
183	Cathy Murray	Glossopdale	W	3.12.10
184	David Shorrock	Darwen	M50	3.12.49
185	Andrew Gittins	Black Combe	M40	3.12.57
186	Roy Bradley	Saddleworth	M50	3.13.49
187	Cath Musetti	Ambleside	W40	3.14.44
188	Rachael Gooch	Ilkley	W50	3.15.05
189	John Taylor	Bowland	M50	3.16.04
190	Mike Gibbison	Bowland	M40	3.17.27
191	Dave Hargreaves	Chorley	M50	3.18.14
192	Andrew Walmsley	Clayton	M50	3.19.51
193	Jane Fletcher	Borrowdale	W	3.20.00
194	Richard Kenworthy	Tattenhall R.	M40	3.20.12
195	Mandy Goth	Todmorden	W40	3.20.29
196	Judy Howells		W	3.20.44
197	Pete Hopley	Lostock		3.21.36
198	John Leech	Dallam	M40	3.21.51
199	John Preston	FRA	M40	3.22.27
200	Bernard Kivlehan	NFR	M40	3.22.57
201	Neil Walmsley	Ambleside	M50	3.23.12
202	Jonathon Stubbs	Darwen	M40	3.23.31
203	David Scott-Maxwell	Black Combe	M40	3.24.24
204	Dawn Norse	Darwen	W	3.24.25
205	Jacqueline Shaw	Darwen	W	3.25.02
206	Cath Sibbald	Black Combe	W	3.25.33
207	Jude Hindle	Clayton	W40	3.25.49
208	Dave Lee	Chorley	M60	3.27.02
209	Gary Platt	Chorley	M40	3.27.13
210	Graham Holden	Lancs & More	M40	3.27.20
211	Dave Culpan	Calder Valley	M40	3.28.09
212	Anna Maria Crabtree	Chorley	W40	3.29.15
213	Peter Gillham	Chorley	M50	3.30.36
214	Gary Burns	Horsforth		3.30.47
215	Erik Hampton	Hoad Hill		3.31.05
216	Peter Carter	Preston	M40	3.31.11
217	Tim Cook	Holmfirth	M60	3.33.31
218	David Coxon	U/A		3.33.58
219	Ken Murphy	U/A	M40	3.34.08
220	Graham Eccles	Clayton	M40	3.35.33
221	George Scott	Pennie F.R	M50	3.36.36
222	Allan Greenwood	Calder V	M40	3.37.15
223	Brian Kenny	A.Ratti	M50	3.37.15
224	Roy Parkinson	Preston	M40	3.37.15
225	Steph Scott	NFR	W	3.38.31
226	Jason Tonge	Lostock AC		3.39.01
227	Micheal Swale	Sky Rac	M50	3.40.57
228	Michelle Crowley-Foxwell	Ambleside	W	3.40.57
229	Andrew Farmer	Bowland	M40	3.42.50
230	Emma Aindow-Gregory	Lostock AC	W	3.43.39
231	Michelle Armstrong	NFR	W40	3.43.39
232	Tony Spicer	Rossendale	M50	3.44.09
233	Neil Barrett	Bingley	M40	3.47.09
234	Garry Dowthaite	Dallam	M40	3.47.44
235	Steve Thomas	Chorley	M50	3.48.05
236	Wayne Walsh	Bowland	M40	3.48.52
237	Martin Scott	NFR		3.50.53
238	Alan Cameron	FRA		3.51.10
239	Bruce Duncan	Bingley	M50	3.52.51
240	Martin Whitehead	FRA	M50	3.54.35
241	Paul Hannah	Rossendale	M40	3.58.35
242	David Wolfendale	Bowland	M50	4.00.52
243	Micheal Moorhead	Settle	M40	4.05.23
244	Robert Nash	Preston	M60	4.07.58
245	Alexandra Woodward	U/A	W	4.09.33
246	Nicholas Woodward	Ambleside		4.09.34
247	Cherry Collinson	Chorley Harr	W	4.13.13
248	Ray Pickett	Bowland	M50	4.15.00
249	Sarah Mitchell	CFR	W	4.15.03